Summer fun for all at Deckerville Homecoming

DECKERVILLE — There's fun to be had at this year's Deckerville Homecoming.

The three-day event, which runs Aug. 3-5, is packed with things to do that will be sure to please the entire family.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, garage sales will run throughout town, while area merchants will be offering sales. There will be a book sale held inside village council chambers from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Concessions and food will be available all weekend, and when it's time to wet your whistle, stop by the American Legion Beer Tent at Wilson Park from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and all day Saturday until 1 a.m.

The park will also play host to horseshoe qualifying matches on Friday night from 5 to 9 p.m., and Thumb Tractor Pull will take place at 6.

At 9:30 p.m. Friday, enjoy entertainment by live fire dancers at the school. At dusk, around 10 p.m. Friday, look to the sky for the massive fireworks display behind the school. A rain date for fireworks has been set for Saturday at dusk.

Things pick up again Saturday morning at 8 a.m. with the 5K Run/Walk. There will be a craft show and bake sale that day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community Center.

Enjoy the Grand Parade beginning at noon, followed by the the Pet Parade beginning at 12:15 p.m. on Main Street.

The horseshoe finals will continue Saturday at Wilson Park, as well as the 13th Annual Co-Ed Mud Volleyball Tournament, beginning at 7 a.m.

For the kids, there's plenty of entertainment. Space Walk will run from 1 to 4 p.m., Jewels the Clown Comedy Show begins at 1 p.m., balloon sculpting runs until 5 p.m., free face painting takes place from 1 to 4 p.m., and there will be free Chamberlin pony rides, and a mobile petting zoo.

New to the festival this year will be strolling entertainment, featuring stilt walkers, jugglers and dancers. That runs from 1 to 4:30 p.m. From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., there will be the Tophat Vaudeville Style Sideshow, featuring musicians, comedians, contortionists, and more.

Other Saturday fun includes the Classic Car Show beginning at 1 p.m. on Main Street, Deckerville Idol singing competition at 1:30 p.m. in the Band Shell at the park and a tractor pull at 3 p.m. in the park.

To cap things off Saturday, there will be entertainment under the tent from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Hitch a ride home safely with a Sanilac Transportation bus, which will be available at the park from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

On Sunday, there is a co-ed softball tournament at the Sanilac Sportsmen’s Club. To go along with the games, there will be a chicken barbecue beginning at noon.